A couple of days ago I mentioned that in honor of our 10 year anniversary at Megan Morrison Home and Garden we were going to be giving away a little festive something to the first 50 customers who spent 20 dollars or more at the Holiday Open House on Saturday.  

This is the little festive something.

A sparkly tree pin to wear or share.

We really hope you can make it to the party.  Bob's making his famous (in his mind everything he makes is famous) chocolate chip cookies.  I'm making my grandma mimi's Swedish Butterballs, Desa is making oodles of cookies and Courtney is making up a bunch of the Wind and Willow cheeseballs for your sampling pleasure.  How could you possibly resist!  

One day this summer as I was digging thru some random cedar trunk in some cute random house I stumbled upon some small pieces of the cutest fabric ever.  It had teeny tiny trees and happy little stars on it.  I was mesmerized by the sheer tiny cuteness of it all when I realized that I wasn't just holding fabric remnants in my hands but instead the fixins to make three aprons.  Uh huh!  You know I did that little squeal I do when I find something I really like.  My heart was happy and sad all at the same time.  Happy to find the parts to make three coordinating aprons and sad because the lady of the house cut it all up and kept it safe for 40 yrs but sadly never found the opportunity to put them all together.  

Well that is what vintage girls are good for.  We rescue the things people kept around for decades and pass them along to new homes before they get thrown out by future generations who don't appreciate old apron parts like some of us.  It is a job I was born to do.  I don't have to own it myself but I sure do like finding these things a happy new home.  

So I'm thinking.....the pieces to make 3 matching yet different aprons.  How cute for 3 sisters, or a mom and 2 daughters, or mom, grandma and grand daughter.  Well obviously you get the point.  3 aprons equals 3 times the apron fun.  Now all you have to do is sew them up.  They were a kit of some sort and will require only simple sewing knowledge.  Knowledge I myself do not possess.  I did my part, I found them and brought them into MMHG.  Now they await a new home.  Will it be you who gives them a chance to be the aprons they were always meant to be??  Let's wait and see.

Well November is here and that means we've been busy little elves at MMHG and Moxie.  The team and I have spent the last two weeks decking out the shops with Holiday spirit.  Part of that decking out includes dressing the windows.  Kind of a big job.  Each window takes about a day to do.  

The windows at Megan Morrison are quite challenging because they are like tiny rooms.  You have to start at the front of them and gradually work your way out.  It gets tight and very hot inside of those windows.  Not the best feeling for a girl (me) with claustrophobia.  Thank goodness I had my talented right hand woman Pat to partner up with.  

She is limber and spritely.  She does not seem to get overwhelmed with the close quarters inside of the windows.  She will willingly crawl under a table or reach over precariously perched objects in order to achieve window perfection.  No task too big or too small for Pat.  She spent about a half an hour underneath a table in the East window while we created a little village of happy holiday figures on the floor.  She crouched under the table (not easy to do for an extended period) while I got to point and direct from the outside of the window.  I'm sure I looked a bit weirder than I normally do as I stood outside my shop waving my arms, pointing and shouting "to the left, no the other left, no now go back, too far, come forward, stop, stop....perfect!"  Then pat would hit her head on the table and we would both start laughing.  It probably looked like I was all alone and having quite a party with myself.  But it was a party for two.  I am so grateful to have so many fun, talented people on my team.

Here is Pat in action.  I didn't get a shot of her under the front table....darn it!

Here is the other window we did at MMHG

The shop from the out looking in.  I love how all shops look at night with the interior lights beckoning you in.  Something romantic about it to me.  If it was softly snowing it would make me even more intrigued.

A big thanks to Pat and to Maureen who helped me do the moxie windows.  I couldn't have done it without them.  Well maybe I could have but it wouldn't have been as good or nearly as fun.